I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 48

The last golden orb reluctantly dissipated.

The River of Death once again regained its silence, with only the surging tide rippling in the abyss.

Finally, the belated roar of the giants came.

At the same time, the sound of huge weapons falling to the ground came from all over the battlefield. The “ding-clang” sound made the earth tremble continuously, “No, it’s impossible…”

“Is the Asura King really dead?” This was the equally incredulous rebel army.

There was only a guiding golden glow left on the River of Death, and no other figures.

No matter how great the existence, it was but a grain of sand in the River of Death, sinking so quickly. This once again proved that the Yindu God who could freely fly over the River of Death was indeed the most unique existence in the Southern Area, unparalleled.

“We won!?” After repeated confirmation, everyone was shocked and overjoyed.

“We won——!!”

After the sudden emptiness, ecstasy and excitement surged like a tsunami, and the people on the banks of the River of Death shouted, both joyful and sorrowful!

“How many years, how many years! I thought I would never see this day!”

“The departed comrades can rest in peace…”

“Is the Southern Area liberated from now on? Can I run freely in the Southern Area without carrying a rope?”

They were not worried about those giants who were still alive.

Not to mention persisting until now, they had lost many people on their side, and the Asura species had also suffered heavy casualties. More importantly, for a race, the king was their spiritual pillar.

The death of the Asura King meant that most of the giants had lost their fighting spirit, unless they could immediately choose a new king.

But looking at it now, the giants obviously had no such plan.

“Thud, thud, thump——!” The familiar green-horned giant staggered to the river bank, staring dead at the undulating river water.

Shi Guang led a group of fairy species to fly to Lu Mi’s side. The death of the Asura King temporarily extinguished the poison fire in their chests, and at this moment they were only vigilantly looking at him.

Then, the green-horned giant just looked up at them——it was hard to describe the emotions in that glance.

This irritable and easily angered giant was surprisingly calm at this moment. He didn’t specify, but everyone knew he was speaking to Lu Mi. “I won’t hate you, it’s not you who gave the King death, it’s the King who chose this ending!”

After speaking, the green-horned giant took a leap and jumped into the River of Death.

Lu Mi’s eyes moved slightly. When Shi Guang hurriedly looked over, he gently shook his head, “Let him go.”

Apart from the green-horned giant who followed the Asura King to his death, the remaining giants, led by the black-horned giant, laid down their weapons and came before Lu Mi.

This black-horned giant seemed to be the leader they had temporarily elected. Lu Mi only glanced at him and knew that those wounds were left by Kano.

It could be seen that the demon of Thousand Winds had not held back at all. If it weren’t for the thick skin and flesh of the Asura species, the black-horned giant would not be barely able to move now.

While the rest of the giants were still in a state of shock, the scarred black-horned giant said, “You won, whether it’s the Asura City or us, you can dispose of us as you wish.”

The demons also gathered around Lu Mi. They participated in this war following Lu Mi’s expectations, but they didn’t care about anything other than the outcome, nor did they care about the fate of these giants.

So Lu Mi chose to hand the giants over to the fairy species.

Shi Guang repeatedly confirmed that Lu Mi had indeed given him the right to choose, and his heart was filled with shock. Then he took a deep breath and said without hesitation, “Take them down and lock them up first.”

That ship, originally built for the Asura species, finally welcomed its “owners”. However, the giants’ first real boarding of the ship was as prisoners, while the mutants who had once been prisoners were now the ones escorting them, as if fate had played a huge joke.

“You seem a bit surprised.” After the giants left their sight, Shi Guang regained his pale but beautiful smile and looked at Lu Mi affectionately.

“I thought you would use… a more cruel method.” Lu Mi said calmly.

“Although I really want to, wouldn’t that prove that what they have been doing all along is correct?” Shi Guang said softly, “The Asura species—from their king, they advocate ‘the strong live, the weak die’, so it’s natural for them to enslave us as the weak, until just now they didn’t think their past acts of slaughter were wrong.”

Lu Mi’s mind was slightly moved, and he heard Shi Guang continue, “So I want them to live, to see with their own eyes the Southern Area you rule——”

The fairy species with golden and silver pupils stared at him like a pilgrimage, and at the same time, a strange light shone in their eyes.

“That will be a completely different world, I think comparing you with the Asura King is an insult to you, so, I would like to call it the shattering of faith.”

Lu Mi hadn’t spoken yet, and Seo on the side gave the fairy species a look with interest, “It suits my taste.”

Under Lu Mi’s rule, weak creatures could also live well, this point was beyond doubt. Even those giants would fall into the category of “weak”, becoming one of the people who survived under the protection of this rule.

——Would they feel humiliated? Would they feel unwilling? Would they feel it was charity? Or would they suddenly realize that their past beliefs were completely wrong?

No matter which one, they were destined to go through a torturous psychological struggle, face up to the karma they had committed in the past and carry the atonement for the rest of their lives.

And at that time, facing the fairy species that appeared in front of them again, what would they think?

It has to be said that Shi Guang’s act of “first straighten out the bad guy’s three views, then show the other party the crimes they committed in the past”—well… I’m already looking forward to it.

Lu Mi looked at the eager fairy species and didn’t say anything in the end, but he felt that there was one point that needed to be emphasized, “I don’t intend to rule the South…”

Who still remembers that he initially just wanted to prevent the giants from invading the human world? This is a thankless task!

However, before he finished speaking, the rebel army and a group of rescued mutants had already walked down the river bank in twos and threes, supporting each other.

They looked up at the golden color surrounded by stars, their faces filled with uncontrollable excitement, “Yindu God, Asura City is this way——”

The crowd cleared a clear path, eagerly volunteering, “We can show you the way!”

Asura City, oh yes, there’s also Asura City. The declaration of war and showing off (x) to show determination that was casually said at the start of the war.

“Although the Asura species went all out in this war, there may still be some individuals staying in the king’s city.” Shi Guang spoke at the right time.

That was also a security risk.

So, under the escort of a group of people, Lu Mi flew towards the direction of Asura City.

——For some reason, it suddenly felt like a dynasty had been defeated, and the new power was going to the former king’s city to loot the spoils of war? Ah, he was so calm and at ease…..Forget it, he never had such a thing. (Self-abandonment)

While Lu Mi was lost in thought, Asura City was already in front of him.

Originally built for the giants, the city was naturally enormous. And this group of people was like a group of ants that had mistakenly entered a world-class library, the ancient and towering patterns on the dome of the building were only vaguely visible from a distance.

And the reason why it was called a “library” here was because of the high bookshelves that were set up.

“In the past, the Asura King was very interested in various legends and documents in order to find the Yindu God, and once searched a large area of the Southern Area for stone tablets and documents with records. Later, the search for things also included information from the other three areas outside the River of Death, I think it should be to prepare for future conquests.”

The one leading the rebel army was a young man with a ghost face. He used to mix in various places to gather information, and those giants rarely cared about these ants they looked down upon, so he had the good fortune to enter Asura City several times and knew a lot of things.

But compared to the books and stone tablets displayed on the bookshelves, Lu Mi was more interested in the magnificent murals on the walls that were like those in a cathedral.

Seemingly aware of Lu Mi’s gaze, the ghost-faced teenager opened his mouth, “Ah, these are…”

Before he finished speaking, everyone had unknowingly walked to the center of Asura City.

There, a tall giant was stepping on a huge ladder, dipping a large brush into a paint bucket and applying it to the wall.

The rebel army instinctively raised their weapons, but the ghost-faced teenager suddenly stepped forward to greet him, “Tutan, long time no see.”

The giant named Tutan was taken aback when he heard this, and then slowly turned around.

“…” His gaze swept over everyone, and then settled on Lu Mi, who was stretching out his wings of light, “Yindu God…”

Tutan suddenly jumped down from the ladder, and the people on the ground were shocked by the sudden movement.

“You are the Yindu God.” The giant’s voice was as powerful as rolling thunder, but his tone was very firm and not like a question at all.

Only Lu Mi, who was suspended in the air, was unaffected. The giant looked at him carefully for a few times before saying, “You’re not quite the same as the one I’ve seen.”

“Have you seen me?” Lu Mi noticed that the horn on the giant’s head, which was unique to the Asura species, was broken.

“Not really.” Tutan’s gaze remained on him, but it didn’t feel offensive, probably because the gaze was too pure, “I’ve painted thousands and thousands of you, in countless scriptures I’ve tried to get close to the real you.”

The implications in those words were too shocking, and Lu Mi looked back with a sense of understanding.

Only to see on the large wall, a dazzling array of figures appeared, most of these figures were of different forms, some were even crude images that were obviously from a long time ago and only appeared on stone tablets——but every one of them had a pair of characteristic wings of light, and all the pigments were based on gold.

“Did you paint all these?” Lu Mi couldn’t help but ask.

“Some of them are based on the stone tablets I’ve copied.” Tutan said, bending down slightly to get a better look, “But it’s still not the same…”

He suddenly realized his rudeness, straightened up and bowed apologetically, “I’m sorry, I’m not being presumptuous, it’s just——” He seemed unsure how to explain, “I’ve been in contact with you… with the you recorded in the scriptures for so long, sometimes I often feel like I’ve known you for a long time. I’ve been working too long today, maybe after I rest a bit and wake up a bit…”

The giant scratched his head, speaking somewhat incoherently. Then he suddenly paused, seemed to realize something, and stared at Lu Mi with wide eyes—

“Wait, are you really the Yindu God!? Not an illusion??”

Everyone: Your reaction time is too long!! So you thought this was an illusion and you could still talk so naturally? You wouldn’t have had such an experience before, would you? That’s too scary!

The ghost-faced teenager exclaimed with joy, “Tutan, he is the real Yindu God, he really appeared and saved everyone!”

“I actually saw the real thing…! What a wonderful story for an artist and his muse, how incredible, how…” Tutan was somewhat out of control due to seeing Lu Mi, and was constantly muttering something under his breath.

That crazed demeanor made everyone unable to feel a sense of crisis, so they put down their weapons and stared at the giant who was lost in his own world.

It wasn’t until the ghost-faced teenager finished speaking that Tutan’s expression suddenly froze, and he came back to his senses, “So, the King is dead?”

Everyone’s hearts tightened and they were on guard again, but Lu Mi calmly flew in front of the giant and said to him, “Yes.”

“Ah…” Tutan lowered his eyes, “So, it’s not unexpected.”

“This giant?” The others noticed that Tutan was different from the other Asura species.

The ghost-faced teenager took the opportunity to explain quietly, “Tutan does not agree with the Asura King’s methods, so he broke his own horn—he left his identity and pride as an Asura species to the king, and since then, as an ordinary abyss creature, he has been painting for Asura City. When I sneaked in here before, he helped cover up several times so I wasn’t caught.”

“So that’s how it is…” Everyone didn’t expect there to be such a story behind it, so their gazes at the giant softened a lot.

On the other side, Lu Mi asked the giant after hearing his words, “Even if you don’t agree with the king’s rule, you never thought of rebelling or betraying?”

Tutan was puzzled by this question, but he still answered, “Because he was once a king I recognized, even if he went the wrong way later, he is still my king.”

Lu Mi sighed, “Although I know the abyss creatures’ obsession with the king, every time it still opens my eyes.”

Tutan asked cautiously, “Is it because you, as a god, can’t understand?”

“No,” Lu Mi paused for a moment, “It’s probably because I’m in the middle of it myself, so I’m a little scared to think about these things.”

For some reason, Tutan seemed to understand what he meant, “So that’s how it is, you are also a ‘king’. Your subjects must love you very much.”

“Do you think this is a good thing?”

“For them, yes. As long as you exist, they will feel happy—this is the king in the eyes of the abyss creatures.”

“…I understand.”

Lu Mi lowered his eyes slightly, then looked behind him, “What are those murals about?”

“Ah, this? It’s an unfinished story.” Tutan looked up at the patterns on the dome as he spoke, “A story about a god who unified the four major areas.”

“Unified the four major areas?” The golden god seemed to laugh, “People in the past really dared to think about anything.”

“But I think this story is not bad, if the abyss is really unified, many things can be avoided…” Tutan mused.

Lu Mi looked at the mural, at this moment he was surrounded by demons, fairies, and different species.

This scene was both a reflection on history and a prophecy of the future.